Opinion of the PC engine Duo-R

[ATARI7800fan]

Hello. just wondering, I seem to be having trouble selling my Neo Geo AES and I noticed a wanted add that happened to mention they might be willing to trade a PC engine Duo-R for it what is people's opinion of the PC engine Duo-R, would it be worth the trade.

Edited May 4, 2011 by ATARI7800fan

[chrisbid]

Hello. just wondering, I seem to be having trouble selling my Neo Geo AES and I noticed a wanted add that happened to mention they might be willing to trade a PC engine Duo-R for what is people's opinion of the PC engine Duo-R, would it be worth the trade.

 

i dont know the differences between the various turbo duo models, but with all the fantastic options for snk emulation, i would make the trade. turbo duos are fairly hard to come by, and the lineup is a bit more diverse than the neo geos.

[Austin]

Well, you are opening yourself to a very large library with a wide array of titles if you make that trade. I would personally take the DUO over a Neo--Longer games and far greater variety (more RPGs, action-adventure, etc., as well as the obligatory arcade-style titles). I still love the Neo-Geo platform, but I digress..

[Koopa64]

I think the PC-Engine Duo R is worth more than AES. You'd probably have to add some cash in order to make it a fair trade.

 

To be honest with you A7800Fan, if I wasn't already pouring money into the MVS platform, I would probably have bought yours, as long as you didn't want an arm and a leg for it like everybody on eBay does. EDIT: I'd have offered $150 or so. Maybe less given the power supply is finicky.

Edited May 4, 2011 by Koopa64

[ATARI7800fan]

I think the PC-Engine Duo R is worth more than AES. You'd probably have to add some cash in order to make it a fair trade.

 

To be honest with you A7800Fan, if I wasn't already pouring money into the MVS platform, I would probably have bought yours, as long as you didn't want an arm and a leg for it like everybody on eBay does. EDIT: I'd have offered $150 or so. Maybe less given the power supply is finicky.

The seller who has the Duo-R for trade offered 160 for it, I figured maybe just a straight trade. I get one game with it and he gets the one game with system. Most of the system I have seen with just two controllers and one game on ebay go for around 190. The only thing is mine does have the power supply problem but comes with a memory card. Those might cancel each other out though.

Edited May 4, 2011 by ATARI7800fan

[ATARI7800fan]

What are people's opinion of the PC engine.

[Charlie_]

What are people's opinion of the PC engine.

 

I have a Duo-r and a Turbografx-cd, great systems lots of good games on CD. PC Engine has lots of great shooter games. The RPGs are great too, my Duo-r has a region switch so its a Turbografx and a PC Engine. I wouldn't get a straight PC Engine though, get a Duo because its all about the CD games. There are a lot of good hucard games too but I think the cd games make the system.

 

I don't think you can compare it to a NeoGeo, the Neo is an excellent arcade at home experience. I have a US Gold system I purchased new in 1990. I have dozens of games, a MVS to AES adapter to play MVS games in my AES. I also have a MVS arcade cabinet with a 108 game multicart (that i also use sometimes in my AES).

 

You wont find anything like Metal Slug on the PC Engine, and you wont find anything like Ys on the Neo Geo

I say have em both.

[sheath]

My DUO/R has the best picture quality of any of my Composite systems, including my X'Eye, and its CD-ROM seems to be very reliable.

[fdurso224]

Hi guys,

 

I liked it and it had potential! It had a hell of a chance to do fantastic then other consoles!

 

Anthony....

[MagitekAngel]

Let me put it another way; games for the Duo run a lot cheaper than games for the Neo!

[Charlie_]

Yeah... The Duo-r has a fantastic video output. It looks really good. Also, of all the PCE systems the Duo-r has the most reliable CD-Rom unit. If your going to get a PC Engine get a Duo-r for sure.

[chrisbid]

can an expert give a quick rundown of all the various turbo graphx and duo units without getting uber wikipedia technical?

[ATARI7800fan]

can an expert give a quick rundown of all the various turbo graphx and duo units without getting uber wikipedia technical?

YES

[Charlie_]

can an expert give a quick rundown of all the various turbo graphx and duo units without getting uber wikipedia technical?

USA: (Turbografx)

 

TG-16 core system, TG-CD add on for the core system, and then the Duo. The TG-CD and Duo are know to be unreliable. The CD unit has a gear the wears and goes bad and the Duo has problems with caps that cause the sound to give out.

 

Japan systems, it is basically the same thing. There is a hucard only Pc Engine core unit, then a CD add-on , but its the same drive as the USA addon, so it has the gear issue as well. There is the Duo that has the same cap issue as the USA model.

However there are the Duo-r and Duo-RX models. They are the same but the RX came with controllers similar to the PC Engine FX system.

The R and RX and the most reliable systems but of course they are Japan region locked so you have to mod it to play US hucard. Remember though, CD games are not region locked. You can play US or Jap CD games in any of the systems.

Edited May 5, 2011 by Official Ninja

[CGQuarterly]

I have a Duo-R and I love it. But it has a region switch. Without that you can only play Japanese HuCard games. All Duos and the Turbo CD are region-free as far as playing games on CDs, though.

 

I'm not going to list everything out, but here's a basic breakdown.

 

TurboGrafx-16 + TurboCD: Will play all American HuCards. Needs a CD System card to play CD games, and needs the 3.0 System card to play most of them. This System 3.0 card is very expensive. You can get an import adapter which will allow you to play PC Engine HuCards, and will allow you to use a Japanese System 3.0 card, but import adapters cost around $75.

 

American Turbo Duo: Will play all American HuCards and all CD games except Arcade Card games (of which there are very few). These units generally suffer from bad capacitors which need to be replaced. If you want an American Turbo Duo, you are better off buying one that has already had the cap job done. You can play Japanese HuCards on this system with the use of an import adapter.

 

Japanese Turbo Duo: Exactly the same as the American version, except that it only plays Japanese HuCards.

 

Japanese Duo-R and Duo-RX: Same as the Japanese Turbo Duo, but these have a better build quality and don't have the problems with bad capacitors. The only difference between a Duo-R and a Duo-RX is that the RX came bundled with a 6-button controller. These consoles are generally considered to be the best to have because they are the most reliable.

 

I should also add that any of these systems can be modded with a region-switch for playing HuCards from both regions. I have a region-modded Duo-R, so I can play all Hucards and CD games from both the US and Japan. The only thing my system will not play is Arcade Card CD games, because I need to buy an arcade card (which is only about $30). Also, all of these systems have internal save memory, so you can save your progress in most HuCard games instead of needing to use a password, as you would have to with a stand-alone TG-16. Also, all of the above systems will output composite video without any modification (the TG-16 requires modification or a custom cable).

 

Chris

[MagitekAngel]

About this cap issue that I keep hearing about; I have to turn my television WAY up to get good volume out of my TurboDuo (for everything else 15-20 is loud enough, for the Duo I have to put it up to 80-90). Other than that it works fine and once I crank the TV the sound is fine too. Is this problem related to the cap thing?

[chrisbid]

thank you for the breakdowns

 

i have a US duo, but i have read it is a very delicate system.

Edited May 5, 2011 by chrisbid

[CGQuarterly]

About this cap issue that I keep hearing about; I have to turn my television WAY up to get good volume out of my TurboDuo (for everything else 15-20 is loud enough, for the Duo I have to put it up to 80-90). Other than that it works fine and once I crank the TV the sound is fine too. Is this problem related to the cap thing?

 

Yup, most likely you need new sound caps.

 

Chris

[ATARI7800fan]

was wondering I have gotten an offer for 115 dollars plus a TurboGrafx-16. "What he can do is give you a good deal on a Turbografx which might make it easier. Say I offered a TG-16 with two controllers and a Turbotap and a custom composite and stereo cable (no crappy RF cable) for like $30? I could also add Bonk's Revenge (complete in box) for $10 which sells for $20 to $45 on ebay easily. And then Bonk 1 (loose) for $5 which is at least 1/2 off.

 

So $45 for the TG-16, two controllers, turbo tap, Bonk 1 loose, Bonk 2 complete and the AV cable"

 

Is that a good offer.

[Charlie_]

was wondering I have gotten an offer for 115 dollars plus a TurboGrafx-16. "What he can do is give you a good deal on a Turbografx which might make it easier. Say I offered a TG-16 with two controllers and a Turbotap and a custom composite and stereo cable (no crappy RF cable) for like $30? I could also add Bonk's Revenge (complete in box) for $10 which sells for $20 to $45 on ebay easily. And then Bonk 1 (loose) for $5 which is at least 1/2 off.

 

So $45 for the TG-16, two controllers, turbo tap, Bonk 1 loose, Bonk 2 complete and the AV cable"

 

Is that a good offer.

 

So they want to give you $115 plus this Turbo stuff for your Neo Geo?

I don't think the $115 is enough.

However that TG-16 stuff for $45 is a good deal. The controllers themselves are worth a bit. Last time I looked turbo pad prices were high.